Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Dhandhuka-SC (Gujarat )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Kalidas Ranchhoddas Varma
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Shiviben Jashabha Varma
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Date of Birth
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30.06.1948
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Place of Birth
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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13 May 1971
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Kantaben
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., B.Ed., LL.B.
Educated at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
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Profession
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Social Worker
Educationist
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Permanent Address |
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Sector-II – D, Sri Hari Park Society, Plot No.1092
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`CH` Road, Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat)
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(079) 23235561,2324796
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Present Address |
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2, Pandit Pant Marg,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels.(011) 23712122, 9868180160 (M)
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Position Held |
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1975
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Secretary,Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1990-91
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of
Parliament
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1999-2001
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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2002-2004
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Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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2004
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Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha( 6th term)
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Chairman, Youth Committee, Lions Club, Shola, Gujarat; Vice-President, All India
Scheduled Castes Cell, B.J.P.
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Special Interests
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Gathering information on socio-religious and economic aspects of India through tours and
travels
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, music, poetry and travelling
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Countries Visited
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Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Russia, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.; addressed, (i) Indian
Muslim Community Federation, London, 1998; and (ii) Indian American Culture Association,
U.S.A., 1998; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation, (i) Russia, 1998; and (ii) Ongadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa, 2001
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Other Information
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President, (i) Navjagruti Seva Samaj, Behrampura, Ahmedabad; and (ii) Dalit Jagran Manch,Gujarat; Chairman, Bharatiya Kalyan Sangh, Gujarat; Principal, Pandit Nehru Vidhya Vihar;
Former Member, (i) Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service; and (ii) Shree Shayak Credit and
Supply Cooperative Society, Behrampura, Ahmedabad; Member, (i) School Board Municipal
Corporation, Ahmedabad; (ii) Advisory Committee, Kalyan Cooperative Bank, Kalol, Gujarat;
and (iii) Rajghat Samadhi Committee since May 1990; addressed Indians who organised a protest
meeting before UNO; and participated in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Celebrations in London
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Reference: Loksabha